Car wheel



Nov. 24; 1931. 1 AR L 1,833,407

CAR WHEEL Filed Dec. 15, 1950 Patented Nov. 24, 1931- UNITED TA rsasaai ANDREW L. CAR OLL, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AssIeNon or onnernrnnro cHAIiLrls r L. PALMER, orsnnours, MISSOURI j r can WH EL Application filed necember 15, 1930, Serial No. 502,516.

This invention relates to anti-friction car wheels and has for its object the provision of means whereby the car wheel will be firmly held *upon an axle and rotate about the axle, while the axle will be permitted to creep relative to the car wheel so that the wheel,

will run freely at all times. Anotherobject of the invention isfto provide novel means for closing the car wheel bearing against 0 the entrance of dust and other foreign matter and to retain in the bearing the lubricant supplied thereto. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and'will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being particularly defined in the appended claims. 1 In the drawings: 7 r

Figure -1 is a vertical section of a car wheel embodying the present invention, the axle being shown partly in section and partly in elevation.

FigpQ is a detail view in elevation of a portion of the wheel showing the construction whereby the coverplate is held in position, j r Fig. 3 is a detailelevatio'n 'of'a of the cover plate, and V Fig. i is a detail showing a slightmodification. r

'In the drawings, the reference numeral 1 portion indicates the car axle having its outer ex tremity formed into a journal, as shown at 2, to be mounted within a journal box in the usual manner. Immediately adjacent the journal portion 2, the axle is formed with a portion 3 of slightly greater diameter than the journal portion, and this portion 3 receives the bearing for the car wheel. The bearing portion 3 has a smooth exterior entirely free of threads, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and terminates at an annular shoulder 4. defined by the inner main body of the axle, an annular rib 5 being formed on the axle at the inner side of the shoulder 4 and having an annular flange or rib 6 on its radial face projecting outwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Thecar wheel 7 is of the same general form as car wheels now in use, having a tread 8 to run upon the track rails and a web 9 connecting said tread with a hub portion 10. The inner side o'r'en'd of the hub portion is smooth and fits closely about the 7 axle 1 at the innerside of the shoulder4 and 'isprovided with an annular groove 11 which receives the flange 6 so that the wheel will be maintained in concentric relation to the axle, 1 and inward movement of the wheel along the axle will be prevented. Fitted withi'nthe hollow-central chamber of the hub andabo ut with a flange l5 encircling a recess or chamber 16'wh1ch merges into the outerend' of the chamber containing the anti-friction bearings. Spaced around the bear ng chamber and in the base-of the recess orfchamb xm are grooves 17 ofdovetail formation, shown most clearly in Fig. 1, and provlded at one end with anenlarged entrance opening 18,

as shownv in Fig. 2. A radial groove 19 is also formed throughthe shoulder-or flange 15, for a'purpose which will presently appear. .Fitted'to theouter faceofthe wheel is a cover plateQO which is provided atits ii'iner side with tenons 21 of dovetail formation, whereby they may pass through the en-; I

tranceopenings 18 of the respective slotsor grooves 17 and then be moved laterally a short ,distanceto engage in said slots and grooves and form a dovetail connection with the hub of the wheel. The plate 20 is recessed at its periphery, as indicated atr22, whereby it will fit closely to and over the annularfiange 15 and will extend over the outer open end of the bearing chamber of the wheel, thereby excluding dust and serving to retain the lu bricant in the bearing chamber. Thecover plate may be formedwith a shallow chamber or recess23 in its inner face to faoilitatethe access of lubricant to the bearings; and at any convenient point an opening 24 'may be formed through the plate to' lead into, said J I outer end of the opening being no'rmally closed by a. plug 25; in anpobvlous manner.

recess 23"for the admission of lubricant, the

This opening 24 may be of any desired dii mension 1 and will facilitate the application of a grease gun to force lubricantinto the bearings. The tenons 21 engaged in the 5 grooves or slots 17 will elleetually prevent r a-05min inthe-periphery of the oover platee at such point as will permitit; toregister- With'the groove 19 in the Wheel, and a looking key or Wedge26is engaged in saidregis terin grooves whereby to nrevent the .relative rotation'of the cover plate; The'co've'r plate 2Oi-s providedvvith a central opening whereby it may be=fitted over theaxle; and

, alsohas: an annulargroove, indicated at 27,.

in its outer face acent the central opening 0 and'concentrictherewithm A retaining nut ingyf Onitsinner side at its margin, the nut p I I wheel mounted thereon, :of antl fnet on bear:- ings interposed between the Wheel andthe axle, the Wheel having; dovetail slots in its .outerface with enlarged openings at ends of f;

I that it' may Joepressed into plaee on'the or collan28 is -mounted upon; theouter end of thebearing portion'3 of the-axle and. has a centralvhu-bmember- 29 adapted to extend through the-central openingof the plate and abut: the inner race ring of the outer bear- 'or colla'r 2.8 is formed-With. an annular flange 30' which. seats in the groove 27 of the plate .20 so thatra close-joint: is formed Withtlee nlatef and leakage of lubricant is prevented.

The inut or collar28 has 4 an inner di ameter, such that it will fit closelv=uponthe bearing portion ofthe axle. and: it is spun or pressed onto the zaxle so" that WhGII'lt' is fitted in place. itlwill? verveifectu'ally' remain set" and: will preventi releasing-movement of the plate'20 and the wheel; 7 I

To facilitate theapplication-o-f the plate 20 it will preferably be. provided 1 at" its outer c fahe witha recess and thumb hold; indicated at131, whereby it lmay be easily grasped and the necessary partial rotation imparted to turn the :tenons- 21'- home in theaseveralaslots The cover plateimay' beso proportioned ings interposed between the axle and the Jvheel, a ,cover platedisposed against the :outer face of; the Whe'eliand extending over Having thus v described the invention, I claim: 7 c

1. The combination With an axle, and a car Wheel mounted thereon, of anti-friction bearthe outer ends of the bearings, a smoothbored nut mounted tightly upon the axle at r the out'er: side of said plate; and means for preventing rotation of the plate'relative to the Wheel.

' 2; The combination With an axle and a car Wheel mounted thereon, of anti-friction bearingsi'nterposed between the Wheel and the axle,v the wheel being provided in :its outer :iface at intervals with islots havingaenlarged entrance openingsa t one endya eover plate having tenons engageable through said openings, to seat in saidslots and a nut: mounted? =tightly-'upon tl1e axle-at theouter side of ssaidsplate and engaging-the plate and having .a central portion extendingthrough a central opening in the plate to abutthe outer r anti friction bearings.

3.'-The combinat1on with axlega the slots, a cover plate fitted to the outer face of the car Wheel and provided with dovetail tenons engageablethrough said openingsand said slots; the eanwheel andsaid plate having reg1ster1ngnrad1al" groves at; the pe-=-r riphery of the plate, a locking lrey engaged ire said- 1 grooves, and a smoothbored: nut

fittedtightlyupon the axle and havinga central portion engaging through the I central opening of the plate and provided marginali ly onits-inneriaoe with an-annular rib seated ,111 an annular-groove 1n, the outer face of sa1d plate-.. V

i r In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature.

ANDREW L; oARRoLn? wheel and "the frictional engagement" be 5 I V found sufficient to'hold' it firmly in-place; but 1 some positive fastening-Will probably be prevgus ferred. Instead of the fastening shown in Fig.2. th at shown in Fig.4 may be used,

:pnovidedwith a lug 33 to engage in said slot or groove in an obvious manner.

It-W-iltbe readily seen, fromthe foregoing it i V description-,"taken in connection with the a(:- Y eompanving drawings. that I have provided a very'simple andeflioient car-*WheeL-enti-rely free ofnbolts, which maybe rotated lireely'at high speeduwith minimum friction, and; the

I fconstruction is such that'somecreeping-of the axle vv'ill bepermitted, thereby adding to therollin'g qualities of the devieei 

